Users of popular internet applications, such as Skype, WhatsApp or Viber, may soon be able to make voice calls to landlines.
Following a clearance from the inter-ministerial panel of the government, subscribers will be able to terminate calls on the landline or mobile networks of any service provider - ranging from MTNL or BSNL's fixed lines to the mobile numbers on Airtel, Vodafone or Idea Cellular, according to a Times of India report.
"The move has been cleared by the inter-ministerial telecom commission and groundwork to get it going will start soon," the report said.
The decision to allow inter-connect agreements between ISPs and telecom operators will be a shot in the arm for Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio Infocomm, which will soon begin services across the country, the report said.
Trai officials have indicated that they will set inter-connection charges for internet calls after the government allows amendments to the Unified Licence framework.

Soon, Dial Landline Numbers From WhatsApp, Skype, Viber

Users of popular internet applications, such as Skype, WhatsApp or Viber, may soon be able to make voice calls to landlines.

Following a clearance from the inter-ministerial panel of the government, subscribers will be able to terminate calls on the landline or mobile networks of any service provider – ranging from MTNL or BSNL’s fixed lines to the mobile numbers on Airtel, Vodafone or Idea Cellular, according to a Times of India report.

“The move has been cleared by the inter-ministerial telecom commission and groundwork to get it going will start soon,” the report said.

The decision to allow inter-connect agreements between ISPs and telecom operators will be a shot in the arm for Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio Infocomm, which will soon begin services across the country, the report said.

Trai officials have indicated that they will set inter-connection charges for internet calls after the government allows amendments to the Unified Licence framework.